MD Illegal mom tries to strangle son

Mom accused of trying to strangle her baby will be deported
Originally published December 04, 2008 By Kate Leckie

A woman accused of trying to strangle her 9-month-old son with a curtain tieback will be deported to El Salvador, Frederick County State's Attorney Charlie Smith said Wednesday.
Deportation proceedings will begin immediately as part of a plea agreement reached in Frederick County Circuit Court, Smith said after the hearing that eliminated the need for a scheduled Dec. 11 trial.
Judge G. Edward Dwyer Jr. presided over Wednesday's hearing.
Blanca Noehmi Juarez, 27, was living in Frederick illegally when allegations of child abuse surfaced about 4:30 a.m. April 16, according to court documents.
Witnesses told police she tied a noose around her son's neck after arguing with her boyfriend, the baby's father, about phone calls from another woman, the documents state.
Under the agreement reached by Assistant State's Attorney Lindell K. Angel and Assistant Public Defender Stephen Musselman, Juarez pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment and, as a result, will lose custody of her son, Smith said.
Jailed at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center on a federal immigration warrant since her June 5 arrest, Juarez will be deported.
The child's father is in the United States legally, Smith said. He will have custody of the child.
Had the case gone to trial and Juarez been convicted of charges of child abuse and second-degree assault, she could have been ordered to serve 15- and 10-year sentences, respectively, in the Maryland Division of Correction.
"We decided it would be in the best interests of the taxpayers to deport her immediately and not have to pay to continue to house her here," Smith said. "She is not allowed to return to the U.S."
As Frederick Police Department detectives launched a three-month investigation in April, Juarez gave conflicting statements to police and representatives of Child Protective Services about where she had placed the rope.
Medical officials found a red mark on the baby's neck, court documents state.